New podcast series features J.K. Rowling in conversation with              Megan Phelps-Roper

The Free Press announced today that J.K. Rowling will appear in a new podcast series, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, hosted by writer and producer, Megan Phelps-Roper.

This wide-ranging audio documentary examines some of the most contentious conflicts of our time, and includes J.K. Rowling talking in depth about the controversies surrounding her, from book bans to debates on gender and sex.  The series also examines the forces propelling this moment in history, through interviews with Rowling’s supporters and critics, journalists, historians, clinicians, and more.

The series begins on Tuesday, 21 February 2023.

To see the trailer for the series, and for more information: thefp.com/witchtrials.

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message 1: by Debi (new)

Debi Livsey Finally! in HER own words! Thank you J.K.Rowling!
I am looking forward to it!


message 2: by Arcanine Patronus (last edited Feb 14, 2023 07:47AM) (new)

Arcanine Patronus Sounds great! Looking forward to hearing the podcast.


message 3: by Lisa (new)

Lisa I’m looking forward to listening!


message 4: by Philipp (new)

Philipp Such a shame that you hold such dumb beliefs.


message 5: by Dana (new)

Dana  Jackson Can't wait


message 6: by Lily May (new)

Lily May Such a shame you have been indoctrinated into believing myths Philipp
Keep it up J.K Rowling!!


message 7: by Tanja (new)

Tanja I can't wait to listen to this conversation! I hope that she is going to speak up against her bullies.
Stay strong, J.K. Rowling!!!


message 8: by Shaneeza (new)

Shaneeza aziz Thank you for standing up for young girls and women.


message 9: by Avni (last edited Feb 16, 2023 07:30PM) (new)

Avni She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I for something we can't control, I've realized that she is simply a bad person. Not to mention the blatant anti-Semitism (displayed by the Gringotts goblins) and slightly covered-up racism (house elves, names of the characters of color). She disappoints me greatly.

I know that this comment section has many cis heterosexual white people who aren’t affected by these problems, but I would have thought that some of you would have compassion. If you think that you can separate her actions in and out of the HP franchise, you are wrong. She has literally stated that anything that supports Harry Potter (from fanfiction to watching the movies to listening to buying merch) she sees as support of her beliefs as well.

I urge you all to at least look into some of the things I’ve mentioned, even if you don’t believe me initially.


message 10: by Taryn (new)

Taryn Way to go Rowling for standing up to her bullies and for standing up for women. :)


message 11: by Deb (work) (new)

Deb (work) ~🌸 mostly off🌸~ Can't wait to listen to it don't like how people started to hate her for something not related to the books, I love her writing no matter what and cant wait to listen to this.


message 12: by Tom (last edited Feb 21, 2023 03:06AM) (new)

Tom And the prize for Biggest Nonsense In A Very Long Time On This Godforsaken Topic goes to …. Avni! The jury praises this writer’s ability to look for things that aren’t there, and then blow them up into galactic proportions. *sigh*


message 13: by Robert (new)

Robert 100% Tom.


message 14: by Viggo (new)

Viggo Pedersen Can't wait to listen to it! I stand with J.K.Rowling!


message 15: by Violet (last edited Feb 20, 2023 12:05PM) (new)

Violet Yes J.K. Rowling! Stay strong against the haters! I completely agree with Tom and No To Self ID! Thank you for standing up for women and girls!


message 16: by Jillian (new)

Jillian Yes! Thank you for standing for us women!!!


message 17: by Alexander (new)

Alexander Draganov Go, go, J.K. Rowling! Very happy to learn about that podcast!


message 18: by Deborah (new)

Deborah Berning I adore JK Rowling and will always support her no matter what she undertakes. Looking forward to this!


message 19: by Lucas (new)

Lucas Marquiss I love harry potty


message 20: by D. (last edited Feb 22, 2023 06:48AM) (new)

D. Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I for something we can't contr..."
What did J.K. Rowling say that was transphobe?
Where's the anti-Semitism in the Gringotts goblins?
What's racist about house elves and names of the characters of color?

Back up your claims with evidence or literally shut the fuck up.


message 21: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe


message 22: by Robert (new)

Robert Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"

No she doesn't and no she isn't.


message 23: by D. (new)

D. Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the previous post, what an idiot.


message 24: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the previous post, what an idiot."


why would I respond when you literally believe that she shat on the bed? no point in responding to anything as stupid and unfounded as that. Johnny has previously messaged his assistant to shit in their room as a joke and to make Amber believe it was one of the dogs who had bowel issues. After this, we are supposed to believe this abusive man when he decides to make ridiculous claims in order to humiliate his victim?? What are you able to say about the Stephen deuters texts: “When I told him he kicked you he cried”. What about him actually admitting to headbutting her? At this point if Johnny came out and said that he raped and abused her, you weirdo fans of him would still support.


message 25: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab Robert wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"

No she doesn't and no she isn't."


She literally supports two abusers but okay


message 26: by D. (new)

D. Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the previous post, what an idiot."

why would I r..."

"why would I respond" followed by the stupidest conspiracy theory I've ever read. what the fuck are you even talking about, can you prove that? please don't stop and explain also what happened to Johnny Depp's finger, you're hilarious, 10/10 LOL


message 27: by Taryn (new)

Taryn Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the previous post, what an idiot."

why would I r..."


Wowwww, I'll give you points for making the most amusing post in a while. Do you make this stuff up as you go or do you legit get all your sources from creepypasta and random dudes on youtube?


message 28: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the previous post, what an idiot."..."


conspiracy theory from the court documents?? you good?


message 29: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab Taryn wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the previous post, what an idiot."..."


it’s literally in the court docs, everything is there for u to see but ok


message 30: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the previous post, what an idiot."..."


also he literally admitted to chopping his finger off in audios and text messages lmao


message 31: by D. (last edited Feb 24, 2023 01:44AM) (new)

D. Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the previous post, ..."

Am I good? Lol you rly have no idea how dumb you sound. No wonder you're team amber turd, I see a pattern here. Johnny Depp's legacy will live on while cringe lines such as "my dog stepped on a bee" is everything amber turd will be remembered for. So it doesn't matter how hard you cry, Johnny WON the trial, go find something new to hate you miserable crazy snowflake.


message 32: by Fate (new)

Fate Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I for something we can't contr..."
i'm sorry but you can't expect everyone to have the same beliefs as you, i am against bullying and giving you ppl hard times but i am not inclined to agree with your mindset. i thought the whole point of your woke culture was to stop the bullying, but then you ppl gang up against other ppl and bully them in the name of compassion. Rowling has donated so much money to charity and helped so many people in her life, just because she said something that is not to your liking, it makes her a bad person? define a bad person please. this is not in black and white, people are not simply bad or good. i disagree with lots of things Rowling spewed these past years but she can have her own beliefs and i don't care. but from what i've seen since she suddenly became a "TERF", you people are not decent human beings either, you can not bully someone, send her death threats and do all sorts of messed up things and claim to be "good". so take your mental issues and identity crisis somewhere else and stop crying on the internet. it's not our problem that you can not love yourself. you can't expect to behave like this and be treated above others.


message 33: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my comment on the ..."


how insensitive are u to mock something from her sexual assault testimony? Johnny Depp’s legacy is nothing more than a wife beating rapist. Johnny didn’t win anything except stacks of legal fees. Amber won on settlement. She is free to speak about the abuse she endured with no fear of litigation.


message 34: by Taryn (new)

Taryn Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my ..."


Yeah, she can lie and lie and lie some more about her 'abuse' all she wants. But the court found in Depp's favor because she is a manipulative, pathetic woman who thought she could lie about Depp in order to make herself appear competent. The fake tears that were shed were proof enough. And court documentation? You're going to bring up court documentation, which again ... NOT PROOF. It's just her word against his ... which was proven to be ... (big shock) A LIE!


message 35: by D. (last edited Feb 28, 2023 06:07AM) (new)

D. Fate wrote: "Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I for something w..."

They are bullies who hide behind the mask of political correctness. No "good person" goes around saying how good they are, which is what these idiots do on social media everyday. Just look at what happened with the game hogwarts legacy, the woke mob went from boycotting the game (they can do what they want with their money, i don't give a shit), to targeting and harassing twitch streams that chose to play a kids game. it's interesting how they go after individuals but not after sony, microsoft and nintendo for publishing the game on their consoles, these patheric losers are so fucking brave! in the end the game sold 12million copies in 2 weeks, it probably sold 400 units less thanks to the boycott LOL


message 36: by D. (last edited Feb 28, 2023 06:35AM) (new)

D. Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn't reply to my ..."


I didn't mock Johnny Depp, I mocked amber turd the real abuser. Johnny Depp's legacy will live on among true cinema fans. You sound like someone who spends more time following the latest snowflake trends than watching movies, it doesn't matter how many times you repeat the same lies, your opinion on this subject is irrelevant.

Also you keep bringing up Johnny Depp's personal depts as if that helped you to prove anything, wtf is even your point, people with more depts are wife beaters? Lol?

Also check this:

Johnny Depp's net worth:
$150 million
According to multiple websites, Johnny Depp's net worth is $150 million (approximately Rs 1163 crore) and he charges approximately Rs 160 crore for a film.1 day ago

amber turd net worth:
She has starred in legendary films such as Aqua man and Justice League. Amber Heard's Net Worth is $6 million, she has increased her wealth via her successful acting career.1 day ago

And she didn't donate the money from her divorce's settlement to charity like she said she would. what a shitty person lmao


message 37: by Fate (new)

Fate Daniel wrote: "Fate wrote: "Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I fo..."


True. They need to get their heads out of their dark holes and take a look at their own behaviour and actions. They destroy other people's lives just because they have different opinions. A hundred years from now children will still be reading Harry potter books ans noone cares about these stupid movementa.


message 38: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab Taryn wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn..."


I literally brought up texts that were evidence extracted from his devices. You’re a bit slow. I don’t trust a court that suppressed so much of her evidence and a jury that was falling asleep during testimonies. that trial was a clown show intended to humiliate a victim of abuse. Nothing was proven to be a lie except from what was uttered from Johnny. He is a court proven abuser, found to have abused her 12 times often leaving her in fear for her life. There’s a whole 129 page document detailing that judgement set by a high court judge.


message 39: by Zaynab (new)

Zaynab Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. too bad you didn..."


true cinema fans have seen how his recent movies have tanked but keep dreaming ig😭. Amber’s Aquaman outsold anything that flop was in. like i said his legacy is just a dirty wifebeater. Very telling how you view me speaking against domestic violence as a snowflake trend. I was bringing up his legal debts because for some reason you seem to think he won. Amber won on settlement. The verdict is meaningless now. She is free.

Before that abuser decided to sue her she was well ahead of her payments. She’s donated almost half of her settlement already. If you want to talk about shitty people, what happened to Johnny’s promise to buy Wounded Knee and gift it to Native Americans?? Did he live up to that promise?


message 40: by Taryn (new)

Taryn Zaynab wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. to..."


You know what? There's no arguing with ignorance. You didn't bring up any evidence, so your point is moot. The point of this article is lauding J.K. Rowling for her support of women. So I'm going to go back to cheering for Rowling and you can go back to doing whatever it is that you do, though it seems like you only live to troll posts.


message 41: by D. (last edited Mar 01, 2023 02:03AM) (new)

D. Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "Daniel wrote: "Zaynab wrote: "too bad you support abusive men and you’re a transphobe"
Lol its you again. t..."


True cinema fans don't look at the box office numbers as an indicator of how good or how bad a movie is. Following you nonsensical logic, aquaman is the 26th best movie of all time bc that's where it ranks in the list of highest-grossing films of all time, ahead of classics like the godfather. the fact that you take great pride in such a forgettable superhero movie where she plays a useless character shows how shitty her career is. You need to troll much harder, you make it too easy for me.

Also, compare the awards that both actors got:

Johnny Depp:
-10 golden globe nominations, 1 win
-3 oscar nominations
imdb. com/name/nm0000136/awards/?ref_=nm_ql_pop_4

amber turd:
-0 golden globe and and 0 oscar nominations
imdb. com/name/nm1720028/awards/?ref_=nm_ql_pop_4
Notice how short her list is compared to Johnny's, it's embarrassing lmao

the world saw the trials and knows the truth now. every normal person stands with Johnny Depp and his personal depts have nothing to do with his dignity as a human being, he is the winner. this topic is about a podcast with J.K. Rowling yet you are making it about Johnny's personal depts, you're so fucking dumb.

half of that donation didn't even come directly from amber turd, but ofc you wouldn't mention that bc the bed pooper is such a wonderful woman being LOL:

"Heard has been credited with donating $1.3 million in four installments, Dougherty said. But not all of the money came directly from her: $100,000 was from Depp, and another $500,000 is from a Vanguard account the ACLU believes to be associated with Elon Musk — whom Heard dated after her breakup with Depp."

I had never even heard of Wounded Knee. that only confirms that you fell in a very specific rabbit hole of Johnny Depp hate, it's time to climb up. But I prefer to know the truth directly from Johnny Depp, not from random snowflakes like you, that's how adults behave. nothing you said is proof that he was beating amber turd, but you know so much you could be her lawyer next time XD


message 42: by D. (last edited Mar 02, 2023 04:57AM) (new)

D. Finished listening to chapter 3. This podcast has been excellent so far, especially this latest chapter in which J.K. Rowling shares her concerns on the effects of tumblr/twitter on idiots like zaynab and the rise of cancel culture over the years. Can't wait for more!


message 43: by kamari .ೃ࿐ (new)

kamari .ೃ࿐ Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I for something we can't contr..." finally someone said it.


Arcanine Patronus Loved it! I'm sorry for all the shit people have given you. Know that the vast majority of us aren't that hateful.


message 45: by D. (last edited Mar 03, 2023 01:54AM) (new)

D. kamari wrote: "Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I for something w..."

Finally someone said it? that's all you freaks say on twitter all time time, you're the reason this podcast even exists! LOL!!!

Also since you agree avni, can you answer to these questions?

What did J.K. Rowling say that was transphobe?
Where's the anti-Semitism in the Gringotts goblins?
What's racist about house elves and names of the characters of color?


message 46: by Youyou (new)

Youyou Finally JK Rowling.Looking Forward of hearing it and i love Harry Potter.


message 47: by Lily May (new)

Lily May Daniel wrote: "Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I for something w..."

Precisely.


message 48: by Lily May (new)

Lily May Daniel wrote: "kamari wrote: "Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I ..."

Fate wrote: "Avni wrote: "She's literally a transphobe. I can't believe people still support her and her beliefs. She used to be my favorite author but now that I know she hates my friends and I for something w..."

Considering none of them can answer any of those questions, I think we have our explanation 😂


message 49: by D. (new)

D. These bots just repeat the same soundbites they saw on twitter or on youtube and challenging their ideas goes against their script. There's a reason why only one side ever wants to debate those weirdos' ideas, this is one of the things they talk about on episode 4 where things start getting very spicy.

So far I've heard nothing but common sense from J.K. Rowling, who cares at this point what people who are clearly sick in the head think about her anymore.


message 50: by [deleted user] (last edited Mar 08, 2023 11:30AM) (new)

Just answer the questions. How is anyone going to ever side with you that JK Rowling is horrible if they don't know what she said?


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